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Guard Riquna Williams became the first former University of Miami player named to the WNBA All-Star Game. Williams, who plays for the Tulsa Shock, was announced as one of the injury replacements Thursday. The game is Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The others were Los Angeles Sparks center Jantel Lavender and San Antonio Silver Hawks guard Kayla McBride. The 5-foot-7 Williams, who is from Pahokee, was a replacement for teammate Skylar Diggins. She was originally selected before a knee injury last month ended her season. Williams earned the honor in just her fourth season. She ranks 12th in the league in scoring (14.7) points and eighth in steals (1.56). Williams also...

UNCASVILLE — As one three-pointer after another dropped for four unrelenting UConn seasons, the question was there. As Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis terrorized one campus after another with the most devastating perimeter shot in college history, the question...

SAN FRANCISCO — New Sacramento Kings assistant Nancy Lieberman recalls a conversation with Pat Riley a couple of years ago when she explained to the Miami Heat executive how much she wanted to keep coaching at basketball's highest level. "When I said...

UNCASVILLE — As one three-pointer after another dropped for four unrelenting UConn seasons, the question were there. As Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis terrorized one campus after another with the most devastating perimeter shot in college history, the question...

New Sacramento Kings assistant Nancy Lieberman recalls a conversation with Pat Riley a couple of years back when she explained to the Miami Heat executive how much she wanted to keep coaching at basketball's highest level. "When I said to him, 'You...

The Kings announced former NBA guard Anthony Carter and Hall of Famer player Nancy Lieberman have been added to George Karl's coaching staff. Lieberman is the second woman to be named an assistant coach in the NBA. Former WNBA star Becky Hammon joined...

That collective sigh you heard coming from the north? That's the residents of Greater Boston after the city ended its bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The plan always seemed absurd on many levels, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh finally pulled the plug when he...

UNCASVILLE — All-Star Game or no All-Star Game, a huge moment and a big stage or a small moment and nobody else around on the UConn campus, Tina Charles knows the Maya Moore look.
"It's like she's possessed," Charles said after Moore decided...

UNCASVILLE — Had the West's Maya Moore not finished off the East with 10 points in the final 2:05 on Saturday, the MVP of the WNBA All-Star Game likely would have been Alex Bentley of the Connecticut Sun.
In her first All-Star appearance, Bentley led the...

UNCASVILLE — During a pre-All-Star Game press conference, WNBA President Laurel Richie talked about expansion, the league's upcoming 20th anniversary and the impending move of the Tulsa Shock to the Dallas area.
"We are coming into this All-Star...

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said it was a surreal moment when she got the phone call that she would be part of the women's basketball Hall of Fame.
The Hall announced its six-person 2016 class on Saturday, headlined by the longtime leader of the...

WNBA owners unanimously approved a plan Thursday to move the Tulsa Shock to the Dallas-Fort Worth area next season. The Shock (10-8) will finish the current season in Tulsa. They will play next year at the University of Texas at Arlington, subject to...

Rob Metzler, a 1998 graduate of Conard High School, is the Tampa Bay Rays scouting director. He was promoted from assistant director of amateur scouting. Metzler played baseball and hockey at Conard. A check of The Courant archives found a game in which...

FRIDAY'S OPEN PRACTICE3-5 p.m.: The WNBA East and West All-Star practices are open to the public at no charge at Mohegan Sun Arena. The East All-Stars are scheduled from 3 to 3:45 p.m., and the West All-Stars from 4:15 to 5 p.m.SATURDAY'S...

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale will headline the 2016 women's basketball Hall of Fame induction class, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because no...

UNCASVILLE – The WNBA announced Wednesday that Tulsa guard Riquna Williams, San Antonio guard Kayla McBride and Los Angeles center Jantel Lavender have been named as injury replacements to the Western Conference team for Saturday's All-Star Game at...

In high school, Jacki Gemelos was supposed to be the next Diana Taurasi, but she had no idea her goal was about to take a sharp left.Other athletes have stumbled on the road to a pro career, but the 6-foot guard essentially had her legs taken out from...

Friday's Open Practice3-5 p.m.: The WNBA East and West All-Star practices are open to the public at no charge at Mohegan Sun Arena. The East All-Stars are scheduled from 3 to 3:45 p.m., and the West All-Stars from 4:15 to 5 p.m....